Oh yeah, cause I live in a town where it snows till June. Whatever, it’s my life. I am used to it.

Honestly, I made these spring rolls for two reasons. One, I wanted to post a spring recipe on the first day of spring. I know, how expected is that? I am so predictable. Really it is embarrassing.

Two? Spring Rolls have been on my bucket list of “things to make” for WAY too long. It was time to cross them off that list. Plus, that list is growing. Growing way too fast, it is kind of getting ridiculous. Not enough hours in the day to make all the things on my list.

For those of you wondering, “hey, I thought spring rolls were fried”. Well they don’y have to be, and guess what, they’re still delicious – and way better for you. The rolls themselves are pretty simple. They’re filled with Vietnamese curried chicken that makes the house smell SO good! Like a warm summer night when you’re grilling teriyaki chicken (I am not sure why Vietnamese chicken smelled so much like teriyaki, but it did and man it was good!) Then a whole lot of vegetables, some basil, some vermicelli noodles and avocado.

The avocado is an unexpected texture, but is works surprisingly well. I think I could put avocado’s in and or on just about anything.

So rolling the rolls? it is actually pretty simple. And I mean I know they are not beautiful, but hey, I think they look pretty authentic!

Not gonna lie though, I was glad I had a whole lot of extra wrappers. My first roll went awesome, but I forgot to add the noodles. Then my next two rolls ripped on me. After that though I got the hang of it. After I successfully completed all eight rolls I totally did a little dance.

What? It was an exciting moment. I mean I just made my own spring rolls.

So the rolls are good. Really good, but the dipping sauce MAKES this dish.

You can NOT make spring rolls and not have something to dip them into. You need some sauce. Sauce is good. Especially sauce that contains hoisin sauce and sweet Thai chili sauce. It’s sweet, spicy, just a little salty and could definitely be consumed with a spoon.

Instructions

In a medium size bowl combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, lime juice, curry powder, ginger and garlic. Whisk to combine and add the chicken. Heat a skillet to medium high heat and add the chicken and all the liquids. Brown the chicken for about 6 minutes on both sides or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced. Remove from the heat allow to cool and then slice into strips.

Squeeze the lime juice over the sliced avocado. Create an assembly line of ingredients, so they are all ready to go. Fill a shallow dish with warm water. Add a rice paper sheet, one at a time for 5 to 10 seconds. Remove and place on a flat surface. Towards one end of the rice wrapper, layer the 2 to 3 leaves of basil, 1 small lettuce leaf, vermicelli noodles, sliced chicken, sliced avocado, sliced carrots, sliced red pepper and green onions. Fold both ends to the center and roll the sheet as tightly as you can without ripping. Continue with remaining 8 sheets and filling.

For the dipping sauce combine the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, sweet thai chili sauce, sesame oil and crushed red pepper. Stir to combine and add water as needed to thin the sauce out. Serve with the spring rolls.

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These look amazing and are so bright and colorful, they are perfect for spring (even though it’s snowing here too). I have pinned this to make. I am hoping my kids will eat them too. Can’t wait to make them!

I absolutely LOVE that you posted a fantastic SPRING roll recipe on the first day of Spring!! 😉 These look awesome!! I’ve got to tell you, when I see your links at parties and click, before it even takes me through to your blog I always think “this has got to be Tieghan’s recipe!” lol. No joke 😉 You always have such incredible eats and fantastic photos too! Once again, well done & thanks for sharing!!

Haha, I literallly just clicked on all the things that looked appetizing to me on the Back for Seconds Link Party wall. How did I know they were all yours?! Well obviously, you’ve got something going because now I’m hungry. Looks amazing.

I always avoid Thai food even though it is one of my favourites because my husband is allergic to peanuts It’s kind of ruining my life actually…I have made spring rolls but it’s just not the same without the heaven in a bowl dipping sauce! Have you tried with subbing almond butter for the peanut butter? I just might have to give it a go, because these are making my mouth water!

YES! Sun the peanut butter with almond butter! I have tried it and it is stil insanely delicious! You can not have spring rolls without sauce! I hope you like these and man, hang in there! No peanut butter has got to be hard!

Have been making these for several years. I sometimes just use a bag of broccoli slaw mix. I also vary with grilled shrimp or grilled pork. Looking to try your dipping sauce. May add a tablespoon of fish sauce to the dipping sauce.

Oh man, I am such a sucker for avocado in or on anything, and I love these rolls! One of my favourite restaurants in my hometown was a Vietnamese restaurant that made amazing ones. You’re right though, good as the rolls are, it’s the sauce that really takes them over the top. I really need to try making my own soon! Thanks for sharing this!

We just made these last night – unfortunately, we were out of basil but that didn’t stop us! I added some leftover tofu into the mix as well. Loved everything about this recipe! We did add in some fish sauce into the dipping sauce to balance out the sweet, but it would have been great either way. Thanks for this great idea!

Those are beautiful! I usually make them with pork, but my husband would love this chicken version. I prefer the traditional fish sauce for dipping, but the peanut butter is a huge hit with friends. My dad is Vietnamese and although I can makes these pretty easily, it always tastes better when he makes it thanks for sharing! Hope to see you at True Aim. Pinned.

I had to stop back by to let you know that this was possibly one of the best meals I’ve ever had! Seriously.

I ended up with a spring salad instead of a spring roll, as there are no stores in my area that carry rice paper wrappers. I simply thinned the dipping sauce and mixed it in with the noodles. Then I added chicken and fixins on the top. I have ordered some rice paper wrappers from amazon for future use.

I have always wanted to make Spring Rolls! Your recipe looks wonderful! I will definitely give these a try~Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines (even though it’s the middle of April, we are still snow covered here in Northern WI) boo hoo

I am so happy you loved these lisa!! Wrapping them can be really hard. Just do your best and make sure you really get the wrappers wet, this will make them less likely to tear. If all else fails just eat them with a fork. That is whats my dad did anyway! LOL

I just made these last night and they were so delicious. My boyfriend hates avocado so I subbed bean sprouts in his…. And just added some to mine for extra crunch since I grated the carrot because I hate having to julienne anything…And omg that sauce….I am also now in love with spring roll wrappers and haven’t stopped thinking about what else would be great to stuff in them for quick finger food that isn’t unhealthy. Thanks for the great, easy recipe!!

I finally made these, and they are SO good!!! That chicken is amazing. I did leave out the avocado, but they were still amazing. Also, I was lazy and didn’t want to layer everything separately, especially since I was only making them for me. So I mixed the noodles, carrot, basil, and green onions in a big bowl WITH the dipping sauce, and just layered the bell pepper, noodle mix, and chicken. Definitely not as pretty as yours, but I scarfed them down. Soooo good. Thank you!

Will the avocado turn brown if I make these a few hours in advance? I want to make them for Christmas Eve dinner but want to have them ready so I don’t stress =) I’ve made these before and we LOVE them! This is the only recipe we ever use!

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